At the end of the working week began the evacuation of residents from coastal regions of Florida and Georgia, caused by approaching hurricane Irma. However, some residents of Miami beach are not going to leave the house, hoping that the fortified building and special glass will withstand the impact of disaster. The streets of coastal towns is slowly emptied, the roads appeared less and less cars, the beaches were more…

Tokens metro has gone 14 years ago. And probably MetroCard, which is used since 1993, will soon suffer the same fate. In the AIT shared their plans to find a replacement card already for next year, and by 2022 — completely new settlement system . Last year, the transport Department announced that it intends to replace the MetroCard «contactless media», as used in London and some other cities. And this…

Announcing the official completion of the «summer of hell» last week, Amtrak has shared its future plans. The next item in the task list, the company is finally tidy disgusting old restrooms at Penn station. This fall the men’s and women’s toilets on one of the busiest transport hubs will be refurbished, according to 6sqft, citing the NY Times. For many years people complained about the restrooms. Equipment in the…

Trust and respect for other values, the deficit in American society. Such a conclusion can be drawn from the latest statistics, presented Baylor University, Texas. Conducted a survey among U.S. residents, the researchers found that different social groups characteristic impatience for dissent. They are extremely concerned about their opponents see them as a threat and look down on other people’s ideological preferences. As might be expected, the views of the…